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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-18

LOIul- VI, '1V-oVo
This report. of course, does not include the
S500,00O authorized by the bill that has just
passed the legislature authorizing the con-
struction of an uptown bridge. This amount
added to 81. 600, makes a total of S2,21O,
GOO Of additional bonds this year, and with the
$4,000 voted by the board for park purposes
aided, the grand total OF bonds to be author
lied this year would be S2,460,0G0. The read
ing of the report of the committee was fol-
lowed by q long debate. Col. j. H. Davidson
urged upon the board the neCe sSity Of having
parks. and argued that they increased the
value of all the property in the city. He
cited instance of other large cities where
this had been proven. He claimed that it
would be the s. IN in st. Paul. MIR. Cochran
took about the sume view. Mr. Berkey was
in favor Of parks but thought S500,00O was
too much to ask for them. E. G. Rogers, a
member OF the legislature, said that at the
iast meeting of the board he had promised the
members of the board that though the bridge
bill had
BEEN RUSHED THROUGH
the senate that he would see that the same
should be submitted TO the members of the
board. A pressure was brought to bear in
the legislature tn at he could not resist. When
the bill came before the committee he moved
TO have its passage postponed till he could
submit it 10 the board, but the proposition
was vOted down and the bill went through.
Mr.. McClung expressed his Indignation that
the bill should have been crowded through the
legislature as it was The people ought to
know about such matters before they had
$500.000 saddled upon them. No matter ii
the bill has passed. The body that passed II
can repeal it, and then modify it. This bridge
may cost million dollars. 1t was not right
20 allow two or three men to run the city.
He was willing to allow something for an up
town bridge. He did not want to kill it. but
he wanted some money for something else.
The matter of parks is fully as N mportant to
flP CITY is the nD-tOwD bridge and more
necessary just at this time. So far as the
park bonds are concerned they
will not add anything to the
city, as they will increase the
taxable property of the city more than
enough to make up the bonds. Mr. Delano
expressed the opinion that 100000 was
enough for parks. Murray favored $3.50, 900.
He thought Como park could be made yer.
handsome place, and it was more centrally
located than the ST. Louis palk. He sug-
gested that all this talk at least u GOO
deal of it, was to boom real estate. Mr.
Cochran replied that the people on Summit
avenue had given 100 feet along that avenue
for park. He thought it highly improper
that such an insinuation should be made on
the board Finally vote was taken, which
resulted in fixing the sum to be asked for for
parks at $3.50, COO. Mr.. Rogers called atten-
Sion to the fact that the salaries of the city
and county officials were not at all equal, ana
desired to have the committee on taxes and
county and city officers, consisting of Messrs
Ludden, Berkey. Merrill, Sumwalt and Law
ton, meet the committee on legislation next
do nynn irtr 0r16 don't
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-18
THE FIRST GREAT PARADE.
carnival Order No. 6, Detailing the
CIubs to Escort the Ice King to tn,

City.
capt. Ed Bean, commander of the carnival
cluos, last night issued an oraer for the pa
rade tomorrow as follows:
AS directed heretofore. club commanders
VIII report with their organizations at 2:05 p.
ID. sharp Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1887, for the
purpose OF escorting the Ice King and suite
10 the Ice palace. The procession will move
promptly at 2:15 p. M, and all clubs must be
IN iihe before that time. The following will
be the assignment.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-01-18
The Question Of Bonds for City Purposes
Again Agitates the Chamber Of
Commerce Directors.
4 Call to the Farmers Alliance for the
Annual Meeting Conferences With
Labor Organizations,
Who Will Be the Chief Inspector of
Grain Under the New Ware.
house Commission.
Doings in the Courts--Public Plays.
John l.. Sullivan in the
City--Notes.
AGAIN THOSE BONDS.

The Chamber of Commerce Direc-
tors Discuss the amount of Bonds
That should be ISSUED ghis Year.
The attendance on the board of directors Of
the chamber of commerce yesterday morning
was very large, a good many besides tJe
members being present to hear what was said
and done about issuing bonds. At the last
meeting of the board the committee was di-
rected to report what amount of bonds it is
desired or intended to have authorized by the
present legislature he report of the COM
mittee showed the following:
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THE indianapolis Sentinel saws:

eve do not believe that Mr.. Bynum said
what the Journals correspondent attributes
to him. Mr. Bynum, if he said it. would in
vite the suspicion that he desired to overthrow
the regular nominee of the Democratic eau
Gus. We do not think Mr.. Bynum SO foolish
or so dishonorable."
The Journal is willing to back up its CORE
spondent We received two dispatches from
Washington that Mr.. Bynum asked and de-
manded correction of the telegram to Robin.
son, so far as he was concerned. II the Sen
tinel does not think Mr.. Bynum $50 foolish OF
dishonorable" that paper has changed its opin
ion of him since the last campaign.
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BOHEMIAN OATS.

The farmers Of Indiana who are being VIC
t:mized by Bohemian oats swindlers deserve
TO sympathy from any one. More than three
years ago this fraud was thoroughly exposed
by all the newspapers of the country. Since
that time the Journal, for one, has repeatedly
warned its readers against the tricks and
schemes of the agents for OATS marvellous va
rieties Of wheat and other grains rated at an
immense price per busheI. It would seem
that by this time every intelligent agricultur-
ist in the State would be thoroughly informed
as to the methods Of these rascals and refuse
to have any dealings with them In view of
the number of farmers represented as we'll
to-do, who are reported from various parts
Of the State recently as having been swindled
out of large sums by tie oats men, it may
seem severe Judgment to place them all under
the head of non-intelligent, but it is probably
the general verdict. AS rule, it will be
found that the man who is tricked out Of his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27
A HIGH-LICENSE LAW.

II is probable that few Of the many bills re-
that have been brought before the General As
sembly are without points of merit, but the
one introduced by Representative Ackman
deserves attention for the practical manner
under existing circumstances, in which it
meets the demand for legislation on this sub
iect It will be observed that this measure,
the provisions of which are given elsewhere.
is in the shape Of an amendment to the law
now in force, leaving undisturbed those feat
lures which have proved satisfactory in their
application and correcting the defects that
experience has shown to exist in other Sec
tions. The present law fixes the county and
State tax on saloons at 800. Mr..
Ackman's bill increases this tax to
$500, one-half of which is to go to
the school fund.- the other to be retained by
the treasurer for the general use of the coun-
ty. A further feature, which especially COM
mends itself, is the fixing of an additional tax
of $500 on each saloon within the corporate
limits of any city or incorporated town, this
amount, like the other to be paid before
license shall be issued to the applicant. This
tax it will be noted, may be further increased
to the extent of 5000 by city authorities As
the law now stands no municipal fee is made
obligatory, and is demanded or not according
to the pleasure of city councils.
By this amendment total tax of 5000 or
or $500 is imposed, thus fulfilling the demands
! of the very large class of citizens who favor
high license as the most practicable and prac-
! teal way of combating the evil Under the
! existing law the saloons do not bear their
| proper proportion of expenses but the in
| creased fee covers that deficiency. Wherever
! high license has been tried the experience is
| that the number of saloons is largely
reduced, those which remain are under
| control Of the more reputa-
| BILE class of liquor-dealers, and the
public revenue largely increased. In st.
Louis the increase of the license from $50 to
a minimum Of $3.50 and maximum of 81 20C
has swelled the city revenues over one million
| dollars in four years. and has reduced the
number of saloons 721, or one-ffth. On this
basis the revenue to be gained by Marion
county. for example, can readily be calculated
The four hundred saloons in Indianapolis, less
| the number inevitably driven out of business,
viii contribute to the treasury an amount
somewhat proportionate to the expenses they
entail upon the community, and will relieve
other classes of taxpayers to that extent
The bill is worth serious consideration as {
practical measure upon which both houses O
the General Assembly could readily unite.
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less,aess.
i.CorSrry ontion and local Golf. q

COUNTY option and local elf-government"
is the Democratic plan for treating the liquor
traffic question in the State of Missouri, ad-
vocated by all the Democratic papers of that
State In Illinois and in Ohio the LIQUOR
question has been satisfactorily settled upon
the basis of local control and high taxation,
for which the Republican party Of Indiana has
declared. We believe the problem will never
be satisfactorily adjusted on any other basis;
but, in the meantime, adhering to the princi-
pie, let us do the best we can.
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election and will be out of lucrative jobs after
Me 4th of March are reported to be greatly
dissatisfied with President Cievelands de-
termination to appoint nterstate-commerce
Commissioners Immediately. If he would
only wait, there might be- a chance for some
of them. From the Democratic point Of
view, that Mr.. Cleveland was elected solely
for the purpose of providing asylums fol
broken-down politicians, his conduct in this
matter is really reprehensible.
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and he promptly notified Mr.. Griffin
that he would not serve if his appointment
was intended to embarrass the Republican
officers Mr. Charles Bookwalter, of Fort
Wayne, practical printer of many years ex-
perience, a leading member of the Knights of
Labor, and the Republican candidate for Rep
rying Allen county had been agreed upon
for the place, and will, doubtless, be appoint
ed at once, despite the sharpness of the DEM
ocratic duumvirs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

WHEN Albert Ayres first assumed the of :
fee of criminal judge. Senator Harrison was
reported to have said that no honorable man
would accept an office to which his title was
not clear. And yet his personal organ in this
city announces, from day to day, that he will
go before the Senate next March claiming his
election, and that the Republican majority Of
that body will admit him, even though his op-
ponent should obtain seventysix votes.-The
Sentinel
indirection, that is another absolute and un-
qualified falsehood. No word limiting at such
thing can be found in the Journals columns.
We have said that if Senator Harrison should
be elected in joint convention having sew
enty-six legal members of the Legislature, or
should receive the votes of seventy-six legal
members in one joint convention, the title
to whose Office and right to vote would pass
the scrutiny Of the United States Senate, we
were satisfied he would be admitted to his
seat. We still believe so. We have also said
Washington elected by seventy-six votes,
among them such "votes" as that Of Brana-
man. he would never be admitted to his seat.
We believe so yet. But the Journal has never
put Senator Harrison in the position of a
contestant for seat in the Senate in any
event
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The Democratic Leader.

" arsHW IIHeb.
Senator Zimmerman in his speech seconding the
nomination of Turpie said: I'm the dark days of tho
war wher the unhappy South was being trampled and
spit upon. it were Turpie friend to that
happy section. Is that the sort of the people
of Indiana want to have the United States Sem
ate to reinforce Mr.. Voorncesg How would it do to
have at least in that BODY who I'm the dark
days of the war. arose friend to the government
of the United States?-Indianapos Journal.
Such a man is not wanted by modern Democ-
racy, but it is very CALLING to the Republicans Of
the State to have their Representatives and Sen.
a,ors in the State Legislature striking hands in
boast of the comprehend predilections Of their
candidate for the United States Senate in the
war DAYS.
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TIE Republicans, on the face of the re-
turns, elected seventy-four members Of the
General Assembly. The substitution of the
elected members in the cases of Meagher and
Beasley would have given them seventy-six
members. The Senate could not overcome
that. or destroy it, so far as the election OF a
United States Senator is concerned, by any
amount of arbitrary unseating or Wholesale
expulsion. The Senate of the United States
would pass upon the rightfulness of the ac-
ton of the State Legislature. There is
not Republican in the General Assembly
who will say, for one moment, that the Re-
publicans did not elect seventy-six members
of the General Assembly and that they should
have, and do have, that number of members
whose right and title would be upheld by any
impartial court, or by the Senate of the
United States. So, the claim of the posi-
bility Of the Republicans electing United
States Senator is not one of seventy four
against seventy-six, or problem in arithme-
tic, as the smart Alexis would try to have ii
appear. 1t is question of right, and law, and
Justice.
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publicans in the Beasley- Downing case, the
Journal said that right and justice demanded
the unseating of Beasley and the seating of
Downing. That was unanimously conceded
by Republicans, as an independent PROPOSE
ton, without any reference whatever to
what the Senate might or would do.
But the compromise" keeps Beasley
in his seat and Downing out, thus
outraging constitutional representation SIM
ply and only to prevent the Senate from arbi-
trarily turning out one or more Senators with
out evidence and without law. The Journal
has said that with these changes in the mem
bership of the House it was within the power
of the Legislature to re-elect Senator Harri-
son, whether one or two joint conventions
were held. The only question was, whether
the names of Senators and Representatives le-
gally entitled ovote, and those only, should
be called; and upon that record we were willing
to have the contest transferred to Washing
ton, where, in all likelihood, it will 90 in any
eVeItC. VudI udZdIu OlQ the journal 10VlL6s
What law did it ever ask to be violateds
What "order' did it ever propose should be
disturbed The record of the Journal for
claw and order" is as good as that of any man
who is attempting to impeach it. The men
responsible for the compromise should be
willing to assume the responsibility. We
have differed from them strongly, but honor
ably and respectfully. We cannot see that
good is likely to result from the effort to turn
the difference into personal one. In the inter-
ests Of the Republican party, in the interests
of law and ORDER in the interests Of free and
equal ballot, in the interests of popular cleo
tons, in the interests Of the right of the peo-
pie to the execution of their wishes, legally
expressed, against the insurrectionary and
| revolutionary schemes Of a party whose
method is murder and fraud in the South and
fraud forgery and force in the North, the
Journal will be behind no one to the extent
| of its ability and power.
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Seymour Republican.
Green Smith has scored another degree of in-
fanny. Once more he has put No IL partisan
boot flop down on the rights of the people. All,
shown by n report elsewhere Ia this paper Mr.
Smith refused to allow the report of the citizens
meeting at this place. Saturday night, to DO
read before the Senate The reason assigned
for this refusal was that il was ''bIackgrardism.
Il this were true, it would furnish an additional
reason why it should be read to Mr.. Smith and
his band OF reyolutionists; but it was only the
dcn,fied and outsnok-n sentiment of the people
of this vicinity relative to the injustice OF un-
seating Senator Mcdonald and seating Brana-
man. Aud the Senate's refusal to hear the re-.
port is without warrant precedent. and en-
tiiey in keeping with its former acts of brutality
and extreme partisanship
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

WHILE the National Suffrage Association is
trying to convince the country that women
have no rights that men are bound to respect,
Maggie Cream and several hundred of the fe-
male champions of Father McGlynn are offer
ing proofs to the contrary. Maggie and her
friends break the locks which the Archbishop
and Father Donnelly ordered placed upon the
doors of st. Stephens, and, defying the
church authorities and the police, continue to
hold the fort They have discovered that a
crowd Of women have rights. or at least
privileges, which policemen with clubs are
bound to respect. The suffragists should con-
suit with Maggie and get points
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

AT a coroner's inquest in Pittsburg upon
the bodies of two men killed by boiler ex-
piosion, on Monday, the fact came out that
the boilers had been unsafe for some time
One witness testified that he notified the firm
that one of the boilers had hole in if. He
was afterward told it had been repaired. Upon
investigation he found that the hole had been
plugged with cork. There ought to be some
way of reaching and Furnishing the membe,
Of the firm responsible for the murderous care.
lassnass
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

This is the way Representative Reynolds
puts it, in card to the Richmond Palladium,
explaining the reasons for the compromise;
''On this morning 1.-THE 10TH it was learned
that the Democratic Senate had receded from
their former position, and had determined to
come into the joint convention with the
House as they had been invited-but were
coming per force of arms-that is, with their
entire force of sergeants-at-arms to take forci-
BILE possession Of the joint convention, set up
their bulldozer Smith and have it all their
own way
The explanations are all the same.
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DOES the News know that the Senate Of til

DOES the News know that the Senate Of the
United States is the judge of the election and
seem not, from an unusually foolish paragraph
last night respecting the seating Of Branaman
in its relation to the election of a United
States Senator. If the Senate of the State of
Indiana can look into the right of men to
vote for one of its members, and determine
thereby the right to hold seat in that BODY.
the Senate of the United States can look
into the legal right Of the men who vote for a
member Of that body. When they come to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

THE lower house of the Michigan Legisla-
ture has passed bill the object of which is
to prevent Pinkerton's men from being en-
ployed for the suppression of strikes in Mich
igan. 1t provides that no person shall be
sworn as a regular or special deputy sheriff
unless be be citizen of the State and quail
6ed elector Of the county for which he is APP
pointed. The Knights of Labor are very
strong in the Michigan Legislature, and tie
bill is expes;,< - pass the Senate and become
q law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

In what was said of the tricky election of q
clerk Of the printing board, the Journal did
not undertake to cast any reflection upon Mr.
Fish, the appointee. What was said was that
the action of the Governor and the acting Au-
ditor of State was a bit Of cheap partisan work,
the intention being to put the Republican
majority of the board, when Mr.. Carr
should take his Office. to the possible annoy
sncs Of dismissing man. Mr.. Fish, We are
Informed, is a Republican, and was not cog
nizant Of the evident trick in his election,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

THE excitement On the London Stock Ex-
change, on Tuesday, was caused by leading
editorial in the Daily News, which opened
with the remark that "there is an imminent
risk of an almost immediate war between
France and Germany. This is not state.
ment to be lightly made, and we do not make
1t lightly. The Cabinet met on SATURDAY, and
its members know that what we say is true .
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

hard-earned money by these adventures is
one who Cannot afford to subscribe FOR
newspaper. He goes without; is not posted
as to what is going on in the world; bites at
the first tempting bait offered by any plausible
scoundrel, and loses enough money at one
dash to buy more papers than he can read in
lifetime. He suffers for his ignorance and
mistaken economy and he deserves to suffer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

the "voter Of Mr.. Branaman, it will not be
likely to be counted for any Senator. Soft is
not simply question of sev.nty-six and
seventy -four, so far as that question is con-
cerned 1t is a question of the legality of
the election and the rightfulness of the tenure
of Office of the seventy-six, or of any other
number, who may claim to elect United
States Senator
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

THAT the London Standard has studied
President Cleveands method in regard to the
eivilservice law to some purpose is evident
from its suggestion that he agree to the fish
cries retaliation bill ''inerely in form" His
little way of agreeing to measure in form
sd wider attention than perhaps he could have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

If European war occurs, the first effect
will be to depress stocks and advance wheat.
Following this there would be rise in
American stocks and bonds, as foreign in
vesters would doubtless seek them in prefer
ence to the shares of battle-ridden Europe.
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Tribute from an Opponent.

Shebvyi!le Democrat
Candor compels us to say that the Indianapo>
lis journal is one of the abest Republican papers
in the country. It is bold. dashine and vicor-
Gus. 1t never asks for quarter and never snr-
ren,,-r, .;atil it IS compelled to. We can't help
fror, admiring its aggressive features, II wo do
deplore its bad politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27

THE statement in the Journal of Tuesday
morning to the effect that Clarkson d. Rogers
was suing the Indiana Insurance Company for
loss on his residence. several weeks ago, was in
correct in respect to its being residence. The
officers OF this company claim that the risk was
hotel, situated in Arkansas; that the assured
never paid for the policy, and that the company
Cancelled it by registered-letter notice of cancel
lation for non-payment of premium, and have
the assured's letter acknowledging receipt of the
same. The policy was only $1,000 instead OF
being for 81. 500, as stated.